Credit ESL Program
Learn Academic English for Academic or Career Certificates and Degrees
The Credit ESL Program is designed for students who wish to pursue academic or vocational (job skills) certificates or a two-year degree at City College. Credit ESL courses may also be counted towards transfer to a four-year college or university.
The Credit ESL program includes four levels of instruction and their companion electives courses. We also offer an "on-ramp" pathway (ESLA) from Noncredit to Credit.
ESL Academic English Program (Noncredit & Credit) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
ESL Level | Accelerated Academic Pathway | Credit Listening/Speaking | Credit Electives |
| Low Intermediate | ESLA 3180, ESLA 3165, ESLA 3175 (Noncredit Introduction to Academic ESL ) | ||
| Intermediate | ESL 182 | *ESL 49 ESL Communication (CSU as elective) | ESL 75 Editing & Grammar Review |
| High Intermediate | *ESL 184 (UC/CSU as elective) | *ESL 69 ESL Communication (CSU as elective) | *ESL 66 Listening & Reading (CSU as elective) |
| Advanced | *ESL 186 (UC/CSU as elective) | *ESL 79 Advanced Speaking & Pronunciation (CCSF GE Area A, CSU GE Area A1 Oral Communication or elective) | *ESL 85 Editing & Grammar Review |
| High Advanced | *ESL 188 (CCSF GE Area E, UC/CSU as elective, CSU GE Area C2 Humanities or elective) | *ESL 67 Practical Writing (CCSF GE Area A, CSU as elective) *ESL 95 Editing & Grammar Review | |
* = degree applicable
Credit ESL Schedule
Online College Schedule Filtered for Fall 2025 ESL Credit Classes
The ESL Department offers two certificates in Advanced ESL: Advanced Academic English as a Second Language and Advanced English as a Second Language Oral Communication Skills.
Learn More About the ESL Programs and Certificates